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Important South African city under threat

Today at 07:11 AM, via Daily Investor

Vereeniging in Gauteng is under severe pressure, with the city set to lose one of its biggest employers, putting thousands of livelihoods on the line.

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Sjava: A star among stars

Today at 06:46 AM, via SowetanLIVE

In the early hours of Friday, fans of hitmaker Sjava woke up to his new reflective body of work, Inkanyezi Nezinkanyezi—a project years in the making that’s rooted in collaboration and cultural pride.

Sport

Moves to look out for on transfer deadline day

Today at 02:06 AM, via BBC News

Sami Mokbel, Danny Murphy, Troy Deeney and Mark Chapman discuss which transfers could impact Premier League clubs on Monday’s transfer deadline day.

Sport

Will Man Utd miss Casemiro?

Today at 01:56 AM, via BBC News

Match of the Day pundits Danny Murphy and Troy Deeney discuss whether Manchester United will miss the departing Casemiro’s intelligence and calmness, after he inspired the Red Devils’ to a 3-2 win over Fulham.

Education

South Africa: Move to Strengthen Global Alignment in Higher Education Sector

Today at 07:28 AM, via AllAfrica

[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Higher Education and Training is in the process of conducting a sector-wide workshop on international relations, which is aimed at strengthening coherence and strategic alignment across the higher education and training sector.

Education

South Africa: Committee to Visit Walter Sisulu University’s Komani Campus

Today at 07:26 AM, via AllAfrica

[Parliament of South Africa] The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education will tomorrow continue with its oversight programme with on-site visit to the Walter Sisulu University to assess the state of readiness of the university for the 2026 academic year.

Education

Ministers on lobbying blitz to avoid Labour rebellion over Send changes

Yesterday at 18:00 PM, via The Guardian

Government has ‘learned lesson’ of botched welfare overhauls but MPs say they will not back cost-saving measures

Ministers have “learned the lesson” of botched welfare changes and are on a sustained lobbying blitz of Labour MPs over an overhaul of special educational needs, Labour MPs told the Guardian, as they said they would not back measures aimed at saving money.

The changes will raise the...

Lifestyle

‘Grootman’: Siya Kolisi praises Black Coffee

Yesterday at 21:24 PM, via The South African

Siya Kolisi and Black Coffee – who are both separately going through high-profile divorces – have shown each other praise and respect.

Science/Tech

André de Ruyter saw it coming from a mile away

Today at 07:02 AM, via MyBroadband

The capacity of private generation facilities registered in 2025 reached a record 7,464MW, equivalent to about one and a half Kusile or Medupi power stations.

Science/Tech

EU Deploys New Government Satcom Program in Sovereignty Push

Today at 05:13 AM, via Slashdot

The EU “has switched on parts of its homegrown secure satellite communications network for the first time,” reports Bloomberg, calling it part of a €10.6 billion push to “wean itself off US support amid growing tensions.” SpaceNews notes the new government program GOVSATCOM pools capacity from eight already on-oribit satellites from France, Spain, Italy, Greece and Luxembourg — both...

Science/Tech

What Go Programmers Think of AI

Today at 03:13 AM, via Slashdot

“Most Go developers are now using AI-powered development tools when seeking information (e.g., learning how to use a module) or toiling (e.g., writing repetitive blocks of similar code).” That’s one of the conclusions Google’s Go team drew from September’s big survey of 5,379 Go developers. But the survey also found that among Go developers using AI-powered tools, “their satisfaction with these...

Science/Tech

Anthropic’s $200M Pentagon Contract at Risk Over Objections to Domestic Surveillance, Autonomous Deployments

Today at 01:59 AM, via Slashdot

Talks “are at a standstill” for Anthropic’s potential $200 million contract with America’s Defense Department, reports Reuters (citing several people familiar with the discussions.”) The two issues? – Using AI to surveil Americans- Safeguards against deploying AI autonomously The company’s position on how its AI tools can be used has intensified disagreements between it and the Trump...

Health

A Predictor of a Good Social Life? Your Parents.

Saturday at 12:02 PM, via New York Times

A decades-long study suggested that close relationships with family members during teenage years could lead to a rich network of friendships in adulthood.